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repay

verb as in get even; obtain restitution for past injustice

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While he can’t match compliments with his head coach, Herbert is happy to repay him something more valuable: wins.

Under the current rules, tenants have to repay this discount to the council if they then sell the property on within five years of buying.

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Sam said Annie "always used to complain about me not ever mentioning her" but hopes he has "repaid her" with the single.

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He insisted on taking her out to dinner at a barbecue restaurant on La Brea Avenue to repay her for her help.

In 2023, loan terms were increased from 30 to 40 years and repayment threshold salaries were lowered, from £27,295 to £25,000, meaning more graduates will be repaying their loans, for longer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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